About once a month, House Republican women band together to publicly
claim that President Obama's policies are bad for women. Last month, the charade took the form of a discussion panel
including the likes of serial health care liar Betsy McCaughey. In November, it was a Washington Times article arguing that
health reform would transfer decision making power from women to the
government.

As we reflect on what the past year has meant for
our families, it's clear that President Obama's policies are hitting women
especially hard.

Since the president took office on January 20,
about one million women have lost their jobs and today the unemployment rate
among women is at the highest level in over 25 years. But perhaps most concerning of all, the president's economic policies
have severely harmed the small business community, which has traditionally been
the part of our economy that propels us out of recession and is increasingly
being used by women as a means of career advancement and financial
independence.

In other words, Obama's policies are bad for women by virtue
of the fact that they're bad for small business -- a disputable premise in its
own right. Regardless, the argument
isn't very compelling, especially when you consider Obama's record on issues
directly related to gender.

The first bill Obama signed into law after taking office was
the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, "a measure that will make
it easier for women and others to sue for pay discrimination." Notably,
nine of the 10 Republican women who co-authored yesterday's article opposed the
equal pay legislation, with Brown-Waite not voting.

Last March, Obama issued an executive order creating a White
House Council on Women and Girls, to "address problems like balancing work
and home, childcare and the prevention of violence against women," and he
remains a strong supporter of reproductive rights.

But the GOP congresswomen -- who oppose Obama's efforts to
help women at every turn -- want us to believe that his agenda is hurting women
because it's not pro-business enough?
Give me a break.